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[legendrider]

What is the best way to remove old Taxus shrubs that are over grown with large leaders? Are the notorious for being hard to work with, with a chain saw? They are about 12 feet tall. Will the stumbs be hard to remove?

 

[Florida16]

get under it and cut it at the base of the trunk...

 

[MasterBlaster]

 

[wct4life]

Originally posted by MasterBlaster

Nah, I think he's legit.

 

[tomreeve]

take a chain and attach it to your truck and the trunk of the taxus. Then have fun with it. Sometimes and axe is needed.
tom

 

[MasterBlaster]

Originally posted by wct4life
Nah, I think he's legit.

I meant the other one.

 

[wct4life]

Originally posted by MasterBlaster
I meant the other one.

Same as above. Just needs to get his butt back into the educational system.

 

[Ax-man]

Taxus or Yew are very hard stumps to pull without a backhoe to dig them out. The roots go deep, I wouldn't even think of trying to pull them out with a truck, you might pull your bumper off or hurt your drivetrain. I'm serious, they aren't like pulling Junipers or other types of bushes that are found in front of a house.

If you cheat by using a chain saw to cut below ground level, still going to be tough. if the saw dulls out quick. If you go the whole route off stump removal cut as many side roots as possible and use a stout come along to winch them out by alternating cutting with tools of choice and pulling with the winch. Eventually they will pop out. Stump grinder is an easy solution too.

In merry old England Yew wood was used for the English longbow, and for good reason the wood is very tough and flexible.

Have fun

Larry

 

[Al Smith]

Tough old vines

Believe it or not,I once broke a system 70 3/8" high strengh transport chain,pulling a forsithia bush,with a D4 Cat

 

[Ax-man]

Lilacs are another one that can be a challenge without having acccess to machinery.

Larry

 

[Stumper]

Stumps are always easier with stump grinding equipment. The Yew will cut just fine with a chainsaw. Yes the wood has good elasticity but it is still a soft wood. Easy stuff.

 

[treeman82]

If you need to remove the stump, get a machine in there of some form. I remember trying to pull out a relatively small one with my old truck and a chain. Put the truck in low, and then BAM, the tree stopped my truck. Took some fun with a mini-x to get it out.

 

[Guy Meilleur]

Or, use a backhoe to dig them out, and transplant them!

I have a lot of plants at my place that have been salvaged from removal jobs. I had a client who needed to get rid of 12' ligustrums; with a backhoe they were transplanted at a local school, with a fine fat tax deduction in return.

You must have a customer who can use them.